I did it. I did NOT buy tickets to this crap. Going to Philly for a real show.

probably won’t be crap. if it’s anything like bonnaroo or coachella, i’m sure radiohead’s negotiated a full set. liberty state park is awesome. you’ll have fun at the ‘real’ show but then when you’re sitting in the ny area that weekend knowing radiohead’s doing 2 full sets in your backyard, you’ll be scalping tickets.

f that, how is this not a real show… it’s outdoors AND GA you twatfaces… i’m pretty sure if anything is a “real show” this is it

c’mon, people… animal collective and radiohead on the same bill? chow those shroomies!!!

Actually the area they are playing in Golden Gate Park is a fantastic place to see and hear a show!!! Not at all like a Coachella or Bonnaroo setting. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is there every year and the setting is surprisingly intimate for an outdoor gen admin show. Just saw Jeff Tweedy there a few months ago- I recommend arriving at the crack of dawn to stake out your ground though. The configuration of the surrounding trees cramp the space a bit when crowded.

You want to know why its not a real show? Let me show you what golden voice put together for 2004 when Radiohead played. I can name at least ten bands that I really wanted to see and another ten that I would be happy to see. With All Points West this year.. Besides Radiohead…there is maybe two bands I’d see.

May 1

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Beck, The Black Keys, Boozoo Bajou, Da Lata, Danny Howells, Death Cab for Cutie, The Desert Sessions, dios, DJ Icon DJ Peretz (Perry Farrell), Electric Six, Erase Errata, The Evens, Eyedea & DJ Abilities, Mark Farina, Laurent Garnier, Hieroglyphics, Howie Day, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Junior Senior, Kinky, Kraftwerk, LCD Soundsystem, Living Legends, Mindless Self Indulgence, Juana Molina, Moving Units, Phantom Planet, Pixies, Q and Not U, Radiohead , The Rapture, Sahara Hotnights, Sander Kleinenberg, Savath & Savalas, Seb Fontaine, The Section Quartet, The Sounds, Sparta, stellastarr*, Stereolab, The Stills

May 2

!!!, 2manydjs, Adam Freeland, Air, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Ash, Atmosphere, Basement Jaxx, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, The Cooper Temple Clause, The Crystal Method, The Cure, Cursive, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Danger Mouse, Donald Glaude, Elefant, Ferry Corsten, The Flaming Lips, Home Town Hero, Le Tigre, The Killers, MF Doom, Mogwai, Muse, Paul Van Dyk, Prefuse 73, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Sage Francis, Saul Williams, The Section Quartet, Sidestepper, The Sleepy Jackson, Supernatural, Thelonious Monster, The Thrills, Thursday, T. Raumschmiere, Whitestarr

Glad to hear I’m not the only one not interested in this lame lineup for the first NY area festival (that HAS THE WORD WEST in it – jeez). I love Radiohead (and will hopefully see KOL this summer too) and will be traveling to Philly for a real show! But I will miss the dirt, hours of waiting & standing, potential rain, sweating, assholes, having to pee but can’t leave, and of course the beach balls. NOT. Tower Theatre better get its audio equipment ready!!!!
(Betcha after this festival sells out RH announces another venue in the NY area. Interpol did the same thing last year- announced a show at the Borgata (AC), then a month later announced the MSG show. In any case, I’ll be at that RH show too…)

More is not always better. You can only really see 5 or 6 shows a day without running around and not having fun. The APW festival organizers say it is a different kind of festivla where everyone gets a full set. I’m sorry but metric, the roots, animal collective, kings of leon and radiohead in one day (saturday) is one of the best days of music you can see in my opinon. You can show me all sorts of festivals with better linups sure, but your not gonna get to see all the bands. This festival is sick and if anyone disagrees it’s probably just because they can’t be there for whatever reason. Radiohead two nights in a row is what really matters, and if what the organizers say is true they will play nice long set both nights.

I enjoy reading your site’s articles and all and i enjoy the theme also the colour but perhaps it requires a change, its been awhile, who else agrees with me?